Self-marking test sheet



March 1, 1929. F. CLAPP ET AL 1,705,657

SELF MARKING TEST SHEET Filed March 192'? 2 SheetwShe 0 Ea le,

Mafch 3 F. L. CLAPP ET AL SELF MARKING TEST SHEET 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed March 1927 x Q O attorney Patented-Mar. 19,1929.

- UNITED STATES- rm 1.. our? AND aoimnr v. YOUNG, ormzson, wrsconsm.

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I v v a ncamnmea larch 9, i921. stun No. 174,948. This invention relates to self marking testsheets, one of itsv objects being to provide a means whereby school tests and exercises based on different subjects, both educational and non-educational intelligence tests, and in fact any arrangement of data requiring a recorded answer or entry, can be so arranged that a pupil or other person may indicate a judgment or choice on one side .of a sheet of paper while at the same time the correctness or incorrectness of such judgment or choice is automatically recorded on'another It is a fact well known to mstructors and connected with written examinations and the like is the accurate correction of the pa:

. correctness of t e answers,

pers submitted. This work requires the ex enditure. of considerable time which might otherwise be used to advantage but, as .far as we are aware, no means has thus far been devised whereby'work of this kind mi ht be rendered less exacting.

a is an object of the present invention to provide a means whereby each person being subjected to a test will produce marks upon a normally concealed portion of the. test sheets every time an ent is made in certain predetermined bounds, t e concealed marks thus made bein utilized in determining the With the foregoing and other'objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certam .novel arrangements of parts which will" be.

hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood, that various changes may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawin different formsof test,sheets lustratedr- In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a'plan test sheet utilizing an interposed transfer sheet ofcarbon paper or the like, the separate leaves making up the test sheet being broken away to show a test sentence on one page, the interposed transfer sheet, and the answer to another .test sentence on the opposed sheet.

Figure 2 s portions of ave been ilis a section online 22, Figure 1.

re 3 is a View similar to Figure 1 but view of one side of a strips of transfer material arep'rovided upon theinner or meeting faces of the leaves of the test sheet, said leaves bein vbroken away so as to illustrate on'on'e of t e pages certain test sentences, theinner surface of the'op osed'leaf showing the .answer to a test printed ontheoppoSed side of the test sheet and appearing m Figure 6.

Figure 5 1s a section on line 5-5, g-j

ure 4. JFi re 6 is a view similar to Figure 4 show ng the opposite side of the test sheet,

the test sentence at the bottom thereof being the one answered in Figure 4 while the X marks appearin Figure 6 upon the inner surface of theback leaf of the test, sheet represent marks entered by a pupil answering the tests appearing upon the upper portion of Figure 4.

In preparing the'test sheets constituting the present invention the-problems or the like tobejsglved or answered must be 'so arranged thatTthe placing of a mark at a selected point by the person bein examined will ind catewhetheror not that person knows the correct answer. For example if the test is based upon the subject of capitalization, punctuation, word form and ammar, in the study of English, the ro lems can consist of sentences containing t e errors to be indicated by the pupil. Such problems i will be printed on one page of the test sheet while suitably defined spaces can be designated in close proximity-to the words and punctuation marks included in the sentence. In this connection attention is called to Fig res 1, 2and- 3 wherein a" sentence indicated at 1 is displayed on the outer face of a sheet 2, there bein circles 3 printed above the difierent won? and punctuation marks of the sentence. The sheet 2 is suitablyconnected as by means of staples 4 or the like to another sheet 5 constituting the back of the present sheet. The problem 1 appearing on sheet '2 consists of a sentence in which the erroris in the word june which is not capitalized. Directly'back of the circle 3 above this incorrect word june is printed another circle 6 and, if desired,

an explanation of the correct answer can be-.

printed adjacent this circle 6 as shown at 7 A transfer sheet in the form of a sheet of carbon paper indicated at 8 can be removably mounted between the two sheets 2 and 5 with the transfer surface in contact with the back of the sheet 2. Thus is will be seen that, if the pupil places a mark in the circle adjacent the word june, thereby indicating that this word is incorrect, the mark thus produced will be simultaneously repro- 'duced in the circle 6 on the back of sheet 2.

' problems or other tests on the sheet 2 have been answered the carbon or transfer sheet 8 can be" withdrawn from between the connected sheets 2 and 5, reversed and reinserted. Thus problems or other tests printed on the other outer surface of the sheet 5 can be answered and these answers recorded; on the back of said sheet. If the marks made by the pupil are re roduced in the spaces outlined on the bac of the sheet,- the teacher will know that the answers are correct. If, however, the marks appear outside of the enclosed spaces, the teacher will know that the answers are not correct. When the paper is returned to the, pupil or other person given the test, the correct answers will be indicated at 7 on the surfaces previously concealed. It is to be understood of course that the arrangement of the essential elements of the test sheets can be varied and the test employed can be arranged to suit the requirements. For example, and as illustrated in Figures 4, 5 and 6 the test sheet can be formed of a sheet of paper folded along the center, as shown at 9, to provide superposed pages 10 and 11. These pages can be connected along one or more edges by means of staples 12 or the like and the various tests to be answered canbe printed on the outer surfaces of the leaves 10 and 11 with the mark receiving spaces arranged in columns.

For example, in grammar tests sentences can be printed as shown in Figure 4. If it is desired that thepupil identify, for example, the verb of the sentence, The boy ran, there-will be printed adjacent this sentence 13 an added sentence such as The verb of the above sentence is See 14 in Figure 4. Then'adjacent the sentences 13 and 14 will appear a column of outlined spaces 15, each designated by one of the word ran.

words of the sentence 13. In the illustration the Tverb is ran and if the test is correctly answered the pupil will place a mark in the enclosed space 15 designated by the In Figure 4, however, the mark has been placed in the space 15 designated by the word boy.. of course incorrect and by means of a transfer material interposed between the leaves 10 and 11, the mark made by the pupil will be reproduced on the back of sheet 10 outside of an enclosed space 16 printed directly back. of the space 15 designated by the word ran. Thus an inspection of the back of sheet 10 after the two sheetshave been pulled apart will show that the test has been incorrectly answered. Similar arrangements of tests and columns of spaces can be provided on the outer surface of the sheet 11 and the markings by the pupil will be recorded on the back of said sheet llveither within or outside of the circles printed thereon, thereby accurately indicating whether or not the tests had been answered correctly.

Where the mark receiving spaces are arranged in columns as shown in Figures 4 and 6 the transfer material can be in the form of strips bf carbon paper indicated generally at 17, these strips being so positioned as to transfer the marks to the back face of the sheeton which the pupil is workin In other words the transfer material 1 affixed to the inner surface of the sheet 11 will be directly back of the outlined spaces 15 on the sheet 10 while the transfer material on the back surface of the sheet 10 will be directly opposite the column of outlined spaces on the outersurfacc of the sheet 11. Another and obviousmodification of this device would be the arrangement of the transfer material back of all spaces except those designed toreceive the correct answers. Thus marks incorrectly placed would be the only ones transferred to the backs of the sheets. Consequentl a paper showing by the marks on the ront face thereof that every. testhas been answered but having no marks on the back would be without errors. Instead .of having the transfer material formed of aflixed strips of carbon paper or the like, the transfer material can be printed or otherwise/applied directly to the inner surfaces of the sheets.

While the tests or problems illustrated appl solely to English, it is to be understoo connection with the self marking feature constituting the present invention. Furthermore the arrangement of the transfer means can be varied at will and the sheets can be printed with or without outlined mark receiving spaces, the locations of the marks relative. to the edges of the sheets being adapted to determine the correctness of the answers. Y

This answer is that various other tests can be used in I the concealed surface indicating the correct- What is claimed is: p 1. A test device having a surface with problems thereon exposed whlle in use, an-

other surfaceof'the device being concealed while in use by the person being examined, there being defined spaces associated with the problems on the exposed surface for receivmg marks indicating given solutions of. the problems, and means for reproducing upon a concealed surface of the device a .mark applied to a selected portion of the designating a selected portion of a concealed problem.

face of the device by theact of solving the 3.'A test device including superposed leaves havingtheir inner faces normally concealed, a problem upon the outer surface of one of said, leaves ada ted to, be ,cor-

rectly or incorrectly mark by a person being examined, means between the concealed faces for reproducing on one of said-concealedfaces a mark made upon an exposed face by 'the person being examincd; and means on sai concealed face coo crating with the mark producedjon said ace, for

: indicating whether the solution of the problem is correct or incorrect. V 1 4. A test device having a surface with problems thereon exposed while in use, another surfacebeingconcealed during .use bythe person being tested, there being defined spaces associated with problems on "the exposed surface for receiving marks indicating given solutions of the problems, means controlled by the person being tested for reproducing on the concealed surface of-the device the mark applied to the exposed surface; and means on said concealed surface cooperating with the mark on said surface for indicating whether or not the problem is correctly solved on the exposed surface.

5. A test device in sheet form, having one a surface normally concealed while in use by the person being tested and having another surface normally 0 which exposed sur ace appear problems adapted to be solvedby a person using the test device, there being defined spaces associated with each problem on the exposed surface, one'of which defined aces is designed to receive a- -mark when t e person being tested or using the problems indicates, the correct solution of the problems; there being means for reproducing on the concealed'surface of the sheet of paper the mark, applied by the person being tested or using osed while-in use on the problems when correction solution;

6. A test device including superposed sheets having adjoinin faces normally concealed while in use, an havm on their exsolved by the person using the evice; there bein defined spaces associated with each prob em on the exposed surfaces, one -of which spaces is designed to receive a mark when the personusing the device "indicates a. solution of the person using the device.

said mark indicates a roblem; there bein means forreproducing upon a conceale face, anymark applied to any predetermined space on the exposed. surface by the '20 'po'scd surfaces problems a a ted tobe 7. A test device in sheet form, having one surface normally concealed while in useby the person being tested and having-an other surface normally exposed while in use-'on'which exposed surface. appear prob- -when t e person uslng the device indicates a solution of the problem; there being means lems adapted to be solved; there bein de-. finedspaces associated with each pro lem for reproducing on the concealed surface I of the sheet of paper the mark applied to the exposed surface'by the person using the device when said mark indicates a-solution,

the-"appearance of the concealed surface following the marking of a solution on the ex posed surface being such as to indicate whether the solution is correct.

8. A test device including supe'rp'osc sheets having the adjoining faces normally concealed while in use by the person being.

tested, and having on an exposed surface, problems adapted to be solved by the person using the device; therebeing defined spaces associated with each problem. on the ex posed surface, one of which defined spaces is designed to receive a mark When-the'person using the device mdlcates. a solution of the problem; there being means for reproducing upon a'concealed surface any mark applied to an exposed surface by the person I .using the device, the appearance of the con cealed surface following the marking of a solution on the exposed surfaceibeing such as to indicate whetherthe'solution is cor- Y rect. a

9. A sheet of paper, or the like, having one surface normally concealed while in use by a person being tested and having another surface normally exposed while in use .onwhich exposed surfaceappear problems adapted to be solved 'there being defined spaces associated with each problem on the exposed.surface,one of which defined spaces 1s designed to receive a mark when the p'erson using the paper indicatesthe correct solutlon of the problem while one of the other spaces recelves the mark when an inmark on the concealed surface indicating whether the solution is correct.

10. A number of superposed sheets of paper, or the like, having the inner faces of each successive two normally concealed while in use by a person being tested, and having on their ex )osed surfaces problems adapted to be solve by 'theperson using-the sheets; there being defined spaces associated with each problem on the exposed surfaces, one of which defined spaces 'is designed to receive a mark when the person using the sheets indicates the correct solution of the problem while one of the other spaces receives the mark when an incorrect solution is indicated; there being means for reproducing on one of the concealed surfaces the mark applied to an exposed surface by the person using the sheets, the location of the mark on the concealed surface indicating whether the solution is correct.

11. A test device in sheet form having one surface normally concealed while in use by a person being tested and having another surface normally ex osed while in use on which exposed sur ace appear problems ada ted to be solved by a person using the device; there being defined spaces associated with each problem on the exposed surface, one of which defined spaces is designated by the person using the device when a correct solution is indicated while one of the other spaces is designated when an incorrect solution is indicated; there being means whereby the person using the device when he indicates a correct solution at the same time and by the same act designates a selected portion of the concealed face of the device the designation of such selected portion of the concealed surface indicating a correct solution, while a failure to designate same indicates an incorrect solution. 4

12. A test device including superposed sheets of paper having the inner surfaces when an incorrect solution is indicated; there being means whereby the person using the device when he indicates a correct solution at the same time and by the same act designates a selected portion of a concealed surface of the test device, the designation of such selected portion of the concealed sur- 1 face indicating a correct solution, while a failure to designate same indicates an incorrect solution.

13. A test device including superposed sheets having the adjoining surfaces thereof normally concealed while in use by a person being tested and havin upon an exposed surface problems adapte to be solved by the person using the device; there being defined spaces in connection with each problem in which the person using the device marks a solution; there being means between the sheets for reproducing on a concealed surface the solution as indicated on the exposed surface; and there being printed on the concealed surface on which the re roduced solution appears the correct solution, thereby to enable an easy comparison of the correct solution with the solution written by the person using the test device. I

14. A test device comprising a sheet having thereon a problem and including correct and'incorrect solutions of the problem, there being a series of defined spaces on said test device, one defined space being provided for every indicated solution, every defined space being associated with one of the respective solutions.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto aflixed our signatures.

FRANKL. GLAPP. ROBERT V. YOUNG. 

